#OTD in #History…In 1943, Top WWII German battleship the “Scharnhorst” was sunk off the coast of Norway by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of The North Cape Only 36 of the nearly 2000 man crew survived. m.ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?… #WWII #Battleships

#OTD in #History…In 1918, After a rousing speech by Polish, composer Ignacy Paderewski, the Greater Poland Uprising against Germany began After 6 months of fighting, Poland regained its independence with Paderewski as its Prime Minister ⬇️ kafkadesk.org/2020/12/27/on-… #Poland #WWI

#OTD in #History…In 1778, Lt. Colonel Archibald Campbell and his group of roughly 3000 British troops captured the city of Savannah, GA from the US Continental Army The city remained under British control until July of 1782 🇬🇧 revolutionarywar.us/year-1778/batt… #AmericanRevolution

#OTD in #History…In 1930, The former planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona The name was suggested by an young girl who thought the planet’s dark atmosphere match the Roman god of the underworld loc.gov/everyday-myste…

On this day in #History…In 1998, At the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest ever gold medalist at the age of 15 The previous record of youngest gold medalists had stood for 70 years olympics.com/en/athletes/ta… #olympics

# OTD in #History…In 1939, the first ever televised sport, a baseball game between Columbia & Princeton, was broadcasted to roughly 400 televisions The broadcast did so well that NBC decided to televise its first major league game just 5 months later college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/sp…

On this day in #History…In 1756, The “Seven Years’ War” began with England declaring war on France England would ultimately win the war and, as a result, take significant portions of France’s territories in North America history.state.gov/milestones/175…

#OTD in #History…In 1883, William F. Cody (aka Buffalo Bill) opened his “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show in Omaha, Nebraska The show would go on to revolutionize the western live performance genre and lasted well into the 1900s centerofthewest.org/learn/western-…

#OTD in #History…In 1927, Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight, departing from New York and landing Paris The flight took Lindbergh 33.5 hours and he was awarded $25,000 for his achievement mnhs.org/lindbergh/lear… #aviation #Lindbergh

On this day in #History…In 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his last episode of the “Tonight Show” after 30 years and 4,531 episodes of hosting The job was filled by comedian Jay Leno who would host the show for the next 17 years yahoo.com/entertainment/… #tonightshow

On this day in #History…In 1849, Abraham Lincoln became the first ever president to receive a patent His patented device was an invention he created to help lift boats over shoals & sand bars Unfortunately, the device was never manufactured abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/educat… #Lincoln

#OTD in #History…In 1934, notorious bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot dead from their vehicle by Texas Police officers The couple had been on the run for roughly two years and robbed 15 banks during their spree fbi.gov/history/famous… #bonnieandclyde

On this day in #History…In 1883, After 14 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge opened for public use becoming the longest suspension bridge in the world Today, it is not even in top 100 nyc.gov/html/dot/html/… #BrooklynBridge #NYC

#OTD in #History…In 1895, Poet & Playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of “gross indecency” for consensual homosexual acts Wilde was sentenced to 2 years in prison where he spent much of his time is solitary confinement & given only 2 books to read a week mansfield.ox.ac.uk/oscar-wilde-pr…

On this day in #History…In 2004, The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington DC The memorial was intended to honor the sacrifice of over 400,000 who gave their lives during the war 🇺🇸 nationalparks.org/explore/parks/… #Memorial

On this day in #History…In 1989, The 33-foot tall “Goddess of Democracy” statue was revealed during the Tiananmen Square protest The statue was constructed by local art student using foam, papier-mâché, plaster and metal framing archive.nytimes.com/sinosphere.blo…

On this day in #History…In 1859, the House of Parliament's Clock Tower officially began keeping time 🇬🇧 And did you know that “Big Ben” is actually the bell inside of the clock tower and not the tower itself? visitlondon.com/things-to-do/s… #BigBen #London

#Onthisday in #History…in 1709, George Frideric Handel’s opera “Agrippina” premiered in Venice. The #opera tells the story of the empress Agrippina and her schemes to make her son Nero the Roman Emperor.

#Onthisday in #History…in 2016, actress Carrie Fisher passed away just four days after going into cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles. The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds worked in the film industry for almost 50 years

#OnThisDay in #History…in 1607, Pocahontas successfully pleas with her Father, Chief Powhatan, to spare the explorer John Smith’s life, according to Smith’s journal. Smith even writes that she threw herself across his body to prevent him from being beaten to death with a club.